People and households receiving SNAP each month, total benefits issued, and the average benefit per person and per household, from October 2022 to the latest month the agency has published.
| Month | People | Households | Benefits issued ($) | Avg. per person ($) | Avg. per household ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10 | 51,694,100 | 30,505,460 | 13,402,758,874 | 259.27 | 439.36 |
| 2022-11 | 52,778,886 | 31,070,437 | 13,319,419,263 | 252.36 | 428.68 |
| 2022-12 | 49,362,894 | 27,227,397 | 13,112,843,094 | 265.64 | 481.60 |
| 2023-01 | 44,279,299 | 24,045,449 | 11,017,459,267 | 248.82 | 458.19 |
| 2023-02 | 44,316,134 | 24,200,433 | 10,685,719,225 | 241.12 | 441.55 |
| 2023-03 | 44,632,756 | 24,197,510 | 9,322,262,353 | 208.87 | 385.26 |
| 2023-04 | 43,561,356 | 23,585,053 | 7,607,703,207 | 174.64 | 322.56 |
| 2023-05 | 46,297,609 | 25,992,070 | 8,350,886,779 | 180.37 | 321.29 |
| 2023-06 | 47,590,917 | 26,955,409 | 8,156,606,002 | 171.39 | 302.60 |
| 2023-07 | 54,597,168 | 33,441,192 | 8,697,701,833 | 159.31 | 260.09 |
| 2023-08 | 53,518,725 | 32,962,314 | 8,845,691,767 | 165.28 | 268.36 |
| 2023-09 | 45,890,178 | 25,966,495 | 7,934,091,211 | 172.89 | 305.55 |
| 2023-10 | 41,815,688 | 22,233,025 | 7,915,124,837 | 189.29 | 356.01 |
| 2023-11 | 42,623,682 | 23,050,027 | 7,983,000,104 | 187.29 | 346.33 |
| 2023-12 | 41,474,547 | 22,079,623 | 7,898,782,619 | 190.45 | 357.74 |
| 2024-01 | 41,538,857 | 22,166,661 | 7,784,176,199 | 187.40 | 351.17 |
| 2024-02 | 41,273,223 | 21,969,633 | 7,566,105,594 | 183.32 | 344.39 |
| 2024-03 | 41,626,215 | 22,210,844 | 7,755,484,937 | 186.31 | 349.18 |
| 2024-04 | 41,614,870 | 22,216,898 | 7,461,751,171 | 179.30 | 335.86 |
| 2024-05 | 41,799,245 | 22,311,080 | 7,707,122,840 | 184.38 | 345.44 |
| 2024-06 | 41,865,654 | 22,312,038 | 7,698,469,833 | 183.89 | 345.04 |
| 2024-07 | 42,027,652 | 22,424,748 | 8,152,255,482 | 193.97 | 363.54 |
| 2024-08 | 42,314,412 | 22,574,147 | 7,989,225,044 | 188.81 | 353.91 |
| 2024-09 | 42,338,484 | 22,594,524 | 7,924,870,919 | 187.18 | 350.74 |
| 2024-10 | 43,257,215 | 23,016,351 | 8,509,336,620 | 196.71 | 369.71 |
| 2024-11 | 43,017,983 | 22,927,332 | 8,358,493,029 | 194.30 | 364.56 |
| 2024-12 | 42,961,774 | 22,904,099 | 8,208,816,074 | 191.07 | 358.40 |
| 2025-01 | 42,415,717 | 22,707,973 | 7,961,889,309 | 187.71 | 350.62 |
| 2025-02 | 42,183,900 | 22,601,464 | 7,906,282,661 | 187.42 | 349.81 |
| 2025-03 | 42,196,777 | 22,634,981 | 7,935,349,881 | 188.06 | 350.58 |
| 2025-04 | 41,951,905 | 22,532,097 | 7,914,373,010 | 188.65 | 351.25 |
| 2025-05 | 41,847,818 | 22,493,650 | 7,868,930,476 | 188.04 | 349.83 |
| 2025-06 | 41,678,341 | 22,388,730 | 7,793,106,569 | 186.98 | 348.08 |
| 2025-07 | 41,603,048 | 22,350,446 | 7,817,330,336 | 187.90 | 349.76 |
| 2025-08 | 41,419,876 | 22,252,277 | 7,785,648,310 | 187.97 | 349.88 |
| 2025-09 | 41,211,631 | 22,168,432 | 7,701,523,032 | 186.88 | 347.41 |
| 2025-10 | 40,671,594 | 21,923,312 | 7,815,665,068 | 192.17 | 356.50 |
| 2025-11 | 39,999,890 | 21,566,734 | 7,676,584,839 | 191.92 | 355.95 |
| 2025-12 | 39,207,898 | 21,219,357 | 7,548,319,322 | 192.52 | 355.73 |
| 2026-01 | 38,552,133 | 20,884,854 | 7,286,706,281 | 189.01 | 348.90 |
| 2026-02 | 37,947,123 | 20,584,076 | 7,155,092,077 | 188.55 | 347.60 |
| 2026-03 | 37,531,152 | 20,409,459 | 7,046,168,908 | 187.74 | 345.24 |
| 2026-04 | 37,108,727 | 20,178,577 | 6,952,904,321 | 187.37 | 344.57 |
| 2026-05 | 36,726,292 | 19,969,701 | 6,850,784,770 | 186.54 | 343.06 |
| 2026-06 | 36,521,606 | 19,887,344 | 6,786,008,075 | 185.81 | 341.22 |
| 2026-07 | 36,087,667 | 19,636,409 | 6,768,647,569 | 187.56 | 344.70 |
How this table was built
Downloaded the agency workbook and copied the figures as published; percent changes recomputed from the published counts. Recent months are preliminary and are revised by the agency for several months.
How to cite
Next Chapter Today, "SNAP participation and benefits by month, national," compiled from USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP program data (Data as of October 9, 2026), nextchaptertoday.co/data/snap-national-monthly/. The underlying figures are public domain; our compilation and chart are free to reuse with credit.
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